I CAN READ UR MIND
Just kidding.
I can't... or can't I?
The human mind is one of the most vast, most complex and most beautiful part of the universe.
Regardless of the continuous and seemingly unending study of the human, no conclusion has been made as regards the total make-up of the human species.
The world is a vast and complex place, but one of the most complicated part of the world that ever existed would be the human species.
Indeed, science and every course of study was created by man in a bid to know and understand himself.
Though much ground has been covered in man's understanding of life and the world we live in, an integral part of man himself is left unravelled- the mind, the heart, the soul, the thought or whatever else you call it by.
Our worlds are in our heads. The mind is key to the way the world is, what it has become and the way it is perceived.
Every invention, every scientific breakthrough, every idea that has been made and has radicalized our world came from the "thought" or "mind" of humans.
Basically human is a product of his/her "mind". The way a person thinks determines who he/she is.
At the risk of sounding religious, the words of Solomon rings true that "As a man thinks in his heart, so he is".
No wonder the great philosopher Socrates said "Man know thyself".
The understanding and perception of human is personal and just as crucial as the human him/herself.
Psychology is currently and generally accepted to be defined as "the study of the behavior and mental processes".
The way a person behaves is determined by how he/she processes stimuli internally and otherwise
The generality of psychology is to help man understand himself of which, I must say, is the most important challenge of all.
The human mind and mental processes should never be underestimated.
As Aristotle said, " the energy of the mind is the essence of life". Through the workings of man's mind, the man lives. By the intellectual power of man, kingdoms rise and fall, cultures and traditions evolve, and the world as it is and as it will be known to be, is created. Most importantly, the actualization, achievement and happiness of the human race depends on it.
In the words of Winston Churchill, "the empires of the future are the empires of the mind".
Every science or study that related with the behavior and thoughts of human being takes the root in psychology. Psychologists do not only get to have a better, wider and more informed knowledge of themselves, but they wield the knowledge of how other people's thoughts lead up to their behaviours and ultimately influence their lives and potentially the world at large. We know that knowledge is power and this gives them the power to not only lead better lives themselves, but help people have happier, fuller and more fulfilled lives.
It is an established fact. Psychology is no child's play....
(to be continued...)
